There are thorns and snares on the way of the crooked;(A)
the one who guards himself stays far from them.

Start a youth out on his way;(B)
even when he grows old he will not depart from it.

The rich rule over the poor,(C)
and the borrower is a slave to the lender.(D)

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In the paths of the wicked are snares and pitfalls,(A)
    but those who would preserve their life stay far from them.

Start(B) children off on the way they should go,(C)
    and even when they are old they will not turn from it.(D)

The rich rule over the poor,
    and the borrower is slave to the lender.

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